Students walk by a campus building under a tree - historic college campuses

On foot · County in South Dakota

Historic College Campuses in Buffalo County, SD

College buildings and campuses on the register near you, good walking with a long history behind every hall.

Buffalo County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

People walking along a tree-lined campus path - historic college campuses — Photo: avansear on Unsplash

A group of people walking on a road - historic college campuses — Photo: Meredith Spencer on Unsplash

A group of people walking down a sidewalk next to a building - historic college campuses — Photo: Stacie Ong on Unsplash

On the record near Buffalo County, SD

The 12 nearest

18 listed sites on the record match historic college campuses within 300 miles of Buffalo County, SD, out of 7 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 2 listed sites carry Buffalo County as their county.

Yankton College Conservatory128 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Yankton · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Augustana College Historic Buildings137 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Sioux Falls · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Gates College Gymnasium150 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Neligh · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Zwemer Hall, Northwestern College182 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Orange · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Charles City College Hall187 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Sioux City · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Red River Valley University204 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Wahpeton · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Park Region Luther College222 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Main Building, Concordia College231 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Moorhead · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Old Main, Dr. Martin Luther College244 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · New Ulm · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Immanuel Deaconess Institute Nurses' Home and School for Nursing257 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Omaha · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
Old University Library262 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Lincoln · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Old Main, Nebraska Wesleyan University262 miles from the center of Buffalo County · Building · Lincoln · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Buffalo County, SD. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

College Campuses in Buffalo County, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
4
View from the public way and note what has changed
5
Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Buffalo County, SD ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Buffalo County, SD?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Buffalo County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Buffalo County, SD the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Buffalo County, SD are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.